G01M7/022

LNG BUNKERING EQUIPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION SYSTEM

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering equipment test and evaluation system is provided. The system includes a storage tank module configured to store a liquefied natural gas, a supply module for connecting the storage tank module and the bunkering module, a bunkering module configured to perform bunkering by being supplied with the liquefied natural gas, a simulation module provided at a part under the bunkering module and the supply module and the simulation module is configured to simulate a maritime situation by giving a fluidity to the bunkering module and the supply module, and a controller configured to control a driving of the simulation module, thereby simulating various situations of sea areas by giving fluidity to the storage tank module and the bunkering module.

ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SERVO ACTUATOR CAPABLE OF IMPLEMENTING LONG-STROKE AND HIGH-FREQUENCY LOADING, AND CONTROL METHOD
20220196044 · 2022-06-23 ·

The disclosure discloses an electro-hydraulic servo actuator capable of implementing long-stroke and high-frequency loading and a control method. The actuator includes: a long hydraulic cylinder with a piston, a short hydraulic cylinder with a piston, a fixed-end rod, low frequency and high frequency electro-hydraulic servo valves, a left rod chamber, a right rod chamber, a force applying end head, and a force applying end rod. With this structure, the displacement of the piston of the short hydraulic cylinder is a combination of small-displacement and high-frequency movement and large-displacement and low-frequency movement, so as to realize the generation of large-displacement and high-frequency movement. Therefore, a target large-displacement and high-frequency excitation is applied to the specimen under load test. The actuator can output high-frequency and large-displacement target excitation of 0.1 Hz to 200 Hz and 0 mm to 1500 mm, and has a simple mechanical structure, advanced control process, and good practicability.

Vibration test bench for electrodynamic-suspension magnetic levitation (maglev) trains and testing method using same

A vibration test bench for electrodynamic-suspension magnetic levitation trains and a testing method using the same. The vibration test bench includes an adjustable track mounting surface, a track base, a guiding track and a simulated levitation device. The track base includes a first track base and a second track base. The first track base and the second track base are respectively provided at two sides of the adjustable track mounting surface. The guiding track is arranged at a bottom of the track base and can be embedded in the T-shaped bolt mounting grooves on the adjustable track mounting surface to move. The simulated levitation device is arranged on the track base and is configured to levitate the magnetic levitation train between the first track base and the second track base.

EXCITER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FATIGUE TESTING OF A BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE
20220187157 · 2022-06-16 ·

Provided is an exciter device for fatigue testing of a blade of a wind turbine, including a actuator for generating a periodic excitation force and a coupling device for coupling the actuator to a blade to be tested. The exciter device includes a pretensioning device applying a pretension such that the excitation force only acts in a pulling or pushing direction over the whole period.

Using vibrations to position devices in a test system

An example test system includes a tray to hold devices, where the devices include devices to be tested or devices that have been tested; a motor that is controllable to cause vibrations; and a component that couples the motor to the tray to cause the tray to vibrate in response to the vibrations of the motor.

RESONANT FREQUENCY VIBRATIONAL TEST

This invention relates to a resonant frequency vibrational test and a method of subjecting a component to such a resonant frequency vibrational test.

OSCILLATION DEVICE WITH COUNTER BALANCER

An oscillating device includes a vibrating table to which an oscillated object is to be attached, and an oscillating unit that oscillates the vibrating table in a predetermined direction. The vibrating table includes a hollow part in which the oscillated object is accommodated, a bottom plate, a frame part that protrudes perpendicularly from an edge portion of the bottom plate, and an intermediate plate arranged inside the frame part. The intermediate plate has a shape of a lattice protruding perpendicularly from the bottom plate.

METHOD OF DESIGNING A FIXTURE FOR A VIBRATION TESTING SYSTEM AND A VIBRATION TESTING SYSTEM HAVING THE TEST FIXTURE

A method of designing a test fixture configured to mount to a vibration slip table and fix a test article to the vibration slip table during a vibration test includes performing finite element analysis using one or more boundary conditions determined from parameters of the vibration slip table, the test article, or the vibration test to optimize a topology of the test fixture, and outputting a geometric model of the test fixture having the optimized topology. Another method of designing a test fixture includes inputting the one or more boundary conditions into a topology optimizing solver. A vibration test system includes a test fixture designed according to the method.

Apparatus and method for providing asymmetric oscillations
11224847 · 2022-01-18 ·

Disclosed is an apparatus and method for providing asymmetric oscillations to a container. The container may include a fluid, a particle, and/or a gas. A vibration driver attached to the container provides asymmetric oscillations. A controller connected to the vibration driver controls an amplitude, frequency, and shape of the asymmetric oscillations. An amplifier amplifies the asymmetric oscillations in response to the controller. A sensor disposed on the vibration driver provides feedback to the controller.

VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEM
20210356352 · 2021-11-18 ·

A vibration control device, while applying Gaussian vibration that matches a target vibration physical quantity PSD to a test piece, makes a corresponding vibration physical quantity non-Gaussian. Using a response vibration physical quantity PSD and a target vibration physical quantity PSD, a control vibration physical quantity PSD calculation generates a control vibration physical quantity PSD for generating a drive signal. A PSD conversion converts the control vibration physical quantity PSD into a control corresponding vibration physical quantity PSD of another dimension. Using the control corresponding vibration physical quantity PSD, a control corresponding vibration physical quantity waveform calculation calculates a control corresponding vibration physical quantity waveform that is non-Gaussian. At least based on the control characteristics and the control corresponding vibration physical quantity waveform, a drive waveform calculation generates a next drive waveform such that vibration that matches the control corresponding vibration physical quantity waveform is applied to a test piece.